By: Matt Dixon (matt.dixon@jacksonville.com, @Mdixon55)??
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EDUCATION BOARD LOWERS FCAT PASS SCORE: The State Board of Education called an emergency meeting for today after preliminary results showed only about a third of students had passed. Associated Press? http://bit.ly/JpzcSC
LOBBYISTS HAD A GOOD SESSION: With an early legislative session speeding up action in the Capitol, at least three lobbying firms collected more than $1 million in fees during the first three months of the year, according to new reports via Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida http://bit.ly/K286Om
JIM NORMAN AIDE SIGNS PLEA: State Sen. Jim Norman's aide has reached a plea agreement in a federal tax case. Tampa Bay Times: http://bit.ly/JpyyVf
Howdy, it's Wednesday and this is Florida Morning, your daily digest of political news around the Sunshine State. Luther Campbell can coach, Richard Clark?s bad attendance, and Mitt Romney swinging through Florida.
LUTHER CAMPBELL CAN COACH: He may have once been as nasty as he wanted to be, but rapper Luther Campbell ?does not pose a risk to the safety of the students entrusted to him,? and should be allowed to coach high school football in Miami, a state administrative judge has recommended. News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/7aqktn3
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE?S SPOTTY ATTENDANCE RECORD: Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clark has missed, was late to, or had to leave early from 18 city meetings since Jan. 1, records show. That?s about 35 percent of all meetings he was scheduled to attend. Florida Times-Union http://bit.ly/L0ctJM
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE?S SPOTTY ATTENDANCE RECORD: Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clark has missed, was late to, or had to leave early from 18 city meetings since Jan. 1, records show. That?s about 35 percent of all meetings he was scheduled to attend. Florida Times-Union http://bit.ly/L0ctJM
MITT ROMNEY IN TAMPA: Mitt Romney will swing through the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday for an event in St. Petersburg and fundraiser in Tampa. SaintPetersBlog http://bit.ly/JKqDjS COMING TO JAX, TOO http://bit.ly/MjKoCd
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OBAMA HOUSING POLL: An automated Florida poll by Public Policy Polling for the Campaign for a Fair Settlement, a network of labor and other Democratic leaning groups wanting more accountability for banks, found that only 36 percent of Florida voters approve of President Obama's handing of the housing and mortgage crisis. Tampa Bay Times http://bit.ly/Kutyi7
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: CNN has an overview on the fight over re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act and the role Rep. Sandy Adams is playing. Adams, a former state rep from the Orlando area, was once married to an abusive husband. Tampa Bay Times http://bit.ly/JaF17y
NELSON TO SPEAK AT CLAY CHAMBER EVENT: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson,?D - Fla.,?will be speaking at the Clay County Chamber of Commerce's military appreciation event Friday. Florida Times-Union http://bit.ly/LRkToU
SIPLIN ON SYG AND MARISSA ALEXANDER: Florida's Stand Your Ground law continues to stand its ground in the national spotlight, after an abused woman was sentenced to 20 years for firing a shot at her abusive husband. TAMPA BAY TIMES http://bit.ly/LP5PIG
GARDINER ENDORSES FRISHE: http://bit.ly/K3j2Me
OPINION PAGE
HERALD: PROTECT STUDENT LOANS: http://hrld.us/K3Pcrd
POST: NO CURE FOR MEDICARE LIES: http://bit.ly/JG7BuM
SENTINEL: POOR FCAT SCORES POINT TO MORE THAN QUICK FIX http://bit.ly/JcKDhN
TIMES: FCAT FIASCO POINTS TO FAILURES AT THE TOP http://bit.ly/JFQbPW
SUN: FLORIDA CRUMBLING http://bit.ly/4DS6Vu
TIMES-UNION: US BUDGET CRISIS A TEST OF CHARACTER http://bit.ly/LRmTOa
NEWS-HERALD: OUT WITH THE INSIDER http://bit.ly/J6aQOS
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